Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Romans: Chapter 11]
11:27 {My covenant} (\h• par' emou diath•k•\). "The from me
covenant," "my side of the covenant I have made with them"
(Sanday and Headlam). Cf. Jer 31:31ff. Not a political
deliverance, but a religious and ethical one. {When I shall take
away} (\hotan aphel•mai\). Second aorist middle subjunctive of
\aphaire•\, old and common verb, to take away.
11:28 {As touching the gospel} (\kata to euaggelion\). "According
to (\kata\ with the accusative) the gospel" as Paul has shown in
verses 11-24, the gospel order as it has developed. {Enemies}
(\echthroi\). Treated as enemies (of God), in passive sense,
because of their rejection of Christ (verse 10), just as
\agap•toi\ (beloved) is passive. {As touching the election}
(\kata t•n eklog•n\). "According to the election" (the principle
of election, not as in verses 5f. the elect or abstract for
concrete). {For the fathers' sake} (\dia tous pateras\). As in
9:4; 11:16f.
11:29 {Without repentance} (\ametamel•ta\). See on 2Co 7:10 for
this word (\a\ privative and \metamelomai\, to be sorry
afterwards). It is not \ametano•ton\ (Ro 2:5) from \a\
privative and \metanoe•\, to change one's mind. God is not sorry
for his gifts to and calling of the Jews (9:4f.).
11:30 {Ye in time past} (\humeis pote\). Ye Gentiles (1:18-32).
{Were disobedient} (\epeith•sate\). First aorist active
indicative of \apeithe•\, to disbelieve and then to disobey. "Ye
once upon a time disobeyed God." {By their disobedience} (\t•i
tout•n apeithi•i\). Instrumental case, "by the disobedience of
these" (Jews). Note "now" (\nun\) three times in this sentence.
11:31 {By the mercy shown to you} (\t•i humeter•i eleei\).
Objective sense of \humeteros\ (possessive pronoun, your).
Proleptic position also for the words go with \ele•th•sin\ (first
aorist passive subjunctive of \elee•\, from \eleos\ with \hina\,
purpose clause). God's purpose is for the Jews to receive a
blessing yet.
11:32 {Hath shut up} (\sunekleisen\). First aorist active
indicative of \sunklei•\, to shut together like a net (Lu 5:6).
See Ga 3:22 for this word with \hupo hamartian\ (under sin).
This is a resultant (effective) aorist because of the disbelief
and disobedience of both Gentile (1:17-32) and Jew
(2:1-3:20). {All} (\tous pantas\). "The all" (both Gentiles and
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